Rorshok Arctic Update

ARCTIC: US Government Sued & more – 24th Feb 2026

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Canada investing in Inuit healthcare, NATO base in Rovaniemi, Finland’s children boosting the Sami language, another win for Arctic football, Greenland refusing American help, and much more!

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“How toddlers in Finland are saving an endangered Sámi language” by Erika Benke: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20260218-saving-the-inari-smi-language

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ARCTIC: The Arctic Sentry & more – 17th Feb 2026

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Canada’s first Inuit university, Alaska to take a risk on a gas pipeline, Greenlanders at the Winter Olympics, Arctic wildfires spreading, Russia’s struggling economy, and much more!

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“Alaska’s subsistence system is losing its balance” By Patrick McCormick: https://www.adn.com/opinions/2026/02/11/opinion-alaskas-subsistence-system-is-losing-its-balance/

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ARCTIC: Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires & more – 10th Feb 2026

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

NATO launching a new Arctic mission, Alaska’s expensive storm repairs, Canada looking to protect Hudson Bay, earthquakes in Iceland, Norway’s biggest ever scientific mission, and much more!

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“Collaboration, not exceptionalism, is the key to Arctic peace” by Andrew Erskine: https://www.arctictoday.com/collaboration-not-exceptionalism-is-the-key-to-arctic-peace/

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ARCTIC: EU to Phase Out Russian Gas & more – 3rd Feb 2026

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The US’s interest in deep-sea mining, the collapse of an Alaskan oil drilling rig, Norway’s multibillion-dollar investment in Arctic defence, fattening polar bears, Groundhog Day, and much more!

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“Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source” by Steven Sullivan: https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/02/groundhogs-are-lousy-forecasters-but-valuable-animal-engineers-and-an-important-food-source/

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ARCTIC: Trump-NATO Deal & more – 27th Jan 2026

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The US looking to cancel an Indigenous support program, Canada’s reindeer recovery, the beluga whales’ shocking relationship structure, Norway’s football milestone, blackouts battering northern Russia, and much more!

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“Our salmon are vanishing — and the State of Alaska is letting it happen” by Brooke Woods: https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/23/our-salmon-are-vanishing-and-the-state-of-alaska-is-letting-it-happen/

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ARCTIC: Europe Sends Troops to Greenland & more – 20th Jan 2026

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Russia’s warning of war, an international treaty creating strong ocean protections, a terrible winter for Norway’s reindeer, Alaska’s bear cameras, updates on the world's northernmost fully electric car ferry, and much more!

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“Greenland Today, Svalbard Tomorrow?” by Jan Jakub Solski and Ingrid Solstad Andreassen: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/greenland-today-svalbard-tomorrow/

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ARCTIC: Bolstering Military Security & more – 13th Jan 2026

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

US escalation of threats toward Greenland, Russia’s display of Arctic power, Canada’s demonstration of Indigenous conservation importance, freezing weather causing the shutdown of Lapland’s airports, the importance of Greenlandic science, and much more!

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“Freedom from China? The mine at the centre of Europe’s push for rare earth metals” by Lisa O’Carroll: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/10/china-mine-europe-rare-earth-metals-swedish-producer -

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ARCTIC: Denmark Against the US & more – 6th Jan 2026

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Alaska’s boost to healthcare funding, Russia’s growing dark fleet, record-breaking Christmas heat in Iceland, Norway’s turn to potatoes to address food challenges, the invention of the “bear-dar,” and much more!

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“Kampen for språket (The fight for language)” by Ingvild Vik: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/xl/kvensk-kan-forsvinne-_-alma-_13_-kjemper-for-a-bevare-spraket-1.17689838

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ARCTIC: Discovery in Greenland’s Deep-Sea Floor & more – 30th Dec 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Color-changing habits of reindeers, the Canadian government’s investment in northern development, a 70-billion-dollar estimated cost for an Alaska gas pipeline, Norwegian football fights over sharing money, the US increasing its investment in Alaska’s military, and much more!

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Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas: https://www.arctictoday.com/alaskas-44-billion-bet-on-natural-gas/ -

“The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice” by Brett Simpson: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2025/12/sea-ice-law/685401/

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ARCTIC: Russia’s North Pole Plans & more – 23rd Dec 2025

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000

The Arctic’s 2025 Report Card, Russia’s plans for a North Pole base, US actions upsetting Denmark, a whale virus spreading in the Arctic, Canadian financing for a struggling diamond mine, a rare polar bear adoption, and much more!

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Arctic Report Card: https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/

“Tracing pollution in the lives of Arctic seabirds” by Rachael Pells: https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-025-03078-5/index.html

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ARCTIC: Security Risks & more – 16th Dec 2025

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Denmark classifying the US as a security risk, compensating Greenlandic women over an involuntary birth control program, Arctic Ozone under threat, hopeful news for polar bears, Iceland’s swimming culture, and much more!

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“Nuclear weapons for Nordic countries” by Aleksander Olech: https://defence24.com/defence-policy/nuclear-weapons-for-nordic-countries

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ARCTIC: Deep-Sea Mining Halted & more – 9th Dec 2025

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The EU to end imports of Russian gas, Finland advancing Indigenous justice, Iceland to shut down most of its fur farms, an unusually calm wildfire season, a Norway-UK defense agreement, and much more!

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“China's Adaptive Diplomacy and Economic Statecraft in a Fragmented Arctic Order” by By Riva Panchal: https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/chinas-adaptive-diplomacy-economic-statecraft-fragmented-arctic-order/ -

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ARCTIC: Defense Strategies & more – 2nd Dec 2025

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The EU ramping up its Arctic security efforts, the UK cutting vital Russian Arctic gas infrastructure, Alaskan fisheries’ strong year, Björk taking the Icelandic government to court, Greenland’s plastic deployment to map ocean pollution, and much more!

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“The Nordic States, NATO and the EU in Arctic Security”: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/book/9781035333486/9781035333486.xml

Plastic in a Bottle: Live Map: https://pame.is/ourwork/arctic-marine-litter/plastic-in-a-bottle/

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ARCTIC: Climate Change Warming Deepest Waters & more – 25th Nov 2025

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Alaska’s plans to open its ocean to drilling, Russia shattering Arctic LNG records, uranium in Sweden sparking local frustration, Canada’s northern coast growing unsafe, an old Viking mystery in Greenland getting clearer, and much more!

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“A cold gold rush? The race for the Arctic’s critical minerals is heating up” by Sam Meredith https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/rare-earths-the-race-for-the-arctics-critical-minerals-is-heating-up.html

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ARCTIC: COP30 & more – 18th Nov 2025

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Arctic espionage concerns rising, Iceland’s warning of an existential climate threat, legal battles escalating in Alaska and Norway, equality troubles rising in Greenland, the Faroe Islands’ money problems, and much more!

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“Earth's Cryosphere On Thin Ice” https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=25-P13-00046&segmentID=3

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ARCTIC: Unity Among Inuit Women & more – 11th Nov 2025

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Hope for the Arctic’s future, renewed nuclear fears in northern Russia, Canada’s major spending, Alaska’s funding cuts to an earthquake detection center, Arctic seas getting rougher, and much more!

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“The Arctic has again become Moscow’s nuclear bluster playground”: https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/opinion/the-arctic-has-again-become-moscows-nuclear-bluster-playground/439630

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ARCTIC: An Icelandic Village for Sale & more – 4th Nov 2025

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Positive news for the Arctic climate, the US cancellation of Alaskan environmental protections, Russia’s multibillion-dollar northern city project, Denmark’s apology for forced contraception, rhinos in the Arctic, and much more!

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“How failure shaped our relationship with the North Pole”: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251029-how-failure-shaped-our-quest-for-the-arctic

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ARCTIC: US and EU Sanction Russia & more – 28th Oct 2025

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Alaska’s expansion of mining and oil projects, the Vatican’s return of Inuit artifacts to Canada, Russia’s Arctic nuclear arsenal, Finland’s new national animal, mosquitos in Iceland, and much more.

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Norwegian technology may have helped protect Putin's nuclear weapons: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/xl/kongsberg-utstyr-videresolgt-til-russland-_-kan-bidra-til-beskyttelse-av-atomvapen-i-russland-1.17616047

Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?: https://www.cryopolitics.com/2025/10/21/have-we-reached-peak-arctic-circle/

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ARCTIC: Alaska’s Deadly Storm & more – 21st Oct 2025

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Russia’s proposed tunnel to the US, Sami legal action against Finland, Norway’s northern defense spending, rising wildfires in Canada, surprising health benefits of beluga whale skin, and much more!

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Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm: https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2025-10-14/heres-how-you-can-help-survivors-of-the-western-alaska-storm

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ARCTIC: Denmark’s Defense Investment & more –14th Oct 2025

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The US government sending mixed messages over polar bear protection, NATO’s northernmost command center, Canadian beluga whales’ search for home, Finland’s construction of icebreakers for the US, Norway slowly cleaning up an oil spill, and much more!

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IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/

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ARCTIC: Plans for a New Marine Corridor & more –7th Oct 2025

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The unexpected carbon impact of northern shipping, Trump’s interest in Greenland mining, Canada’s remembrance of a tragic past, faster aging polar bears, rising wolf numbers in Finland, and much more!

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Shipping Routes in a global context - Map: https://arcticportal.org/maps/download/maps-shipping/3304-shipping-routes-in-a-global-context -

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ARCTIC: Russia’s Ocean Near Miss & more –30th Sep 2025

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Trump’s cancellation of Alaskan community funding, northern Canada’s water emergency, the disappearance of Norwegian and Swedish glaciers, Finland’s planned drone wall, Fat Bear Week, and much more!

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Polar bears living at the polar base on Kolyuchin Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9pbNii5cgs

Fat Bear Week: https://explore.org/fat-bear-week

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ARCTIC: Arctic Ice Annual Minimum & more –25th Sep 2025

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

An Alaskan mining megadeal, EU sanctions on Russia’s energy industry, Canada’s self-governance deal with an Indigenous nation, Iceland’s oil exploration plans, secret underground salt melting the Arctic, and much more!

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New Fossils Could Help Solve Long-standing Mystery of Bird Migration: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-birds-began-migrating-to-the-arctic-to-breed/

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ARCTIC: Norway’s Surprising Dual Elections & more – 16th Sep 2025

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Denmark’s historic military investment, the discovery of microscopic life in the North Pole, Canada’s sidelining of Arctic investment, Trump’s cuts to Indigenous education funding, updates on the Bodø/Glimt football club, and much more!

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Western Sanctions Have Unintended Climate Consequences in Russia: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/10/western-sanctions-have-unintended-climate-consequences-in-russia-a90486

Special Episode - Arctic Ramble: https://rorshok.com/ramble-with-mia-bennett/

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Arctic Ramble: Mia Bennett and the Arctic & more – 15th Sep 2025

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Jack Ball, the Arctic Update writer, talks with political geographer and associate professor in the Geography Department at the University of Washington, Mia Bennett, whose new book, “Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic,” comes out in October.

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ARCTIC: NATO Activity in Boden & more – 9th Sep 2025

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The Norway-Russia fishing dispute, the conclusion of Finland’s biggest human trafficking trial in Lapland, Alaska’s payment for a missing ferry, another wave of wildfires, Sweden’s treasure hunt, and much more!

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High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties with Russia Are Fraying: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-arctic-russia-high-north-threat/?embedded-checkout=true

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ARCTIC: Instability in Greenland & more – 2nd Sep 2025

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Denmark's apology for Inuit mistreatment, Norway's northern military action, Siberia and Canada's wildfire struggles, a historic Sami musical performance, repairing and restoring peatlands, and much more!

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Norway in the High North – Arctic policy for a new reality: https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/norway-in-the-high-north-arctic-policy-for-a-new-reality/id3116990/

Pekka Kuusisto and Katarina Barruk: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002hmz4

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ARCTIC: Slowdown of Ice Melt & more – 26th Aug 2025

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

An increase in northern shipping, Alaska’s first deepwater port construction, major historical discovery in Greenland, Iceland’s impending “gates of hell” eruption, Finland’s Sami dance festival, and much more!

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A nightless night: Sámi culture fills the open-sky dance floor in Inari: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-w2Hz6u-mo&t=1s -

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ARCTIC: Trump-Putin War Summit & more – 19th Aug 2025

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Russia’s icebreaker cancellation due to sanctions, Alaska-Yukon cooperation on protecting women, a rapid decline of reindeer and glaciers, Sweden’s relocation of its northernmost city, the EU eyeing the Arctic, and much more!

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Arctic Encyclopedia: https://arcticeconomiccouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/arctic-encyclopaedia-web-final.pdf

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ARCTIC: China’s Icebreakers & more – 12th Aug 2025

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

A new Greenlandic independence movement, Iceland’s newest forests, prehistoric secrets in northern Norway, Alaska’s economy, wildfires in Siberia, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Earthquakes Strike Kamchatka & more – 5th Aug 2025

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes in the Arctic, beaver migration into Alaska, the growing problem of black carbon pollution, Russia's expanding gas plans, Greenland's unique football season, and much more!

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Isikkamik arsarluni NP 2025: Final IT-79 vs. B-67: https://knr.gl/da/tv/sport/isikkamik-arsarluni-np-2025-finale-it-79-vs-b-67-12-knr-03082025

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ARCTIC: Canada's Promise of Inuit Cooperation & more – 29th July 2025

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Russian naval activity in Norway, Alaska's fight for school funding, a Norwegian incentive program for northern families, Iceland’s endangered birds struggle, Greenland's first video game, and much more!

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ARCTIC: A Diamond Mine Closure & more – 22nd July 2025

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

France’s involvement in Arctic defense, additional EU sanctions against Russia, the Faroe Islands’ sporting triumph, a more forested future for The North West Territory, Russia’s stance on Greenland, and much more!

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Press Release: New Partnered Research Projects 2024-2025: https://arcticnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ArcticNet_Partnered-Research-Projects-2024-2025_-PRESS-RELEASE_final_EN-1.pdf

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ARCTIC: Saving the Atlantic & more – 15th July 2025

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Nazi Creek renamed, the tapeworm threatening people and animals on Svalbard, the mysteries of the Greenland shark, Iceland’s first national opera plans, the Riddu Riddu festival, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Trump’s Economic Changes & more – 8th July 2025

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Canada’s boost to northern wildfire protection and tourism, expanding a Greenlandic hydroelectric power plant, Norway’s Sami loss in a landmark court case, losing nitrogen, Sweden’s protection of its unique cheese, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Russia’s Arctic Shipping Season & more – 1st July 2025

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Oil spill practice drills in Canada, the decline of China’s northern influence, an Alaskan lawsuit against Trump, justice for Sami protestors, and the oldest rocks on Earth. All this and more, coming right up!

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ARCTIC: EU to End Russian Gas Imports & more – 24th June 2025

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The US’ expansion of Arctic drilling, Greenland's new northern mining wave, rising peatlands across the north, Norway's Arctic military boost, and Russia’s Arctic shipping. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Arctic Foods: What Do People Eat In The European Arctic?

https://www.aurora-expeditions.com/blog/what-sorts-of-foods-do-people-eat-in-the-european-arctic

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ARCTIC: France’s Defense Promise & more – 17th June 2025

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Wealthy Russians partying at the North Pole, Canada’s costly green energy project, industrial activity threatening the Arctic, bad news for football fans in Greenland, and Finland’s most famous seal. All this and much more, coming right up!

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UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164381

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ARCTIC: Positive Effects of Wildfires & more – 10th June 2025

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

US drilling expansion, NATO military growth, Russia’s exploitation of Indigenous communities, underwater noise in the Arctic, and Iceland’s disaster preparation. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Russia’s New Indigenous Policy Enables Unchecked Resource Exploitation, Experts Warn: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/03/russias-new-indigenous-policy-enables-unchecked-resource-exploitation-experts-warn-a89304 -

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ARCTIC: Bleak Arctic Warming Prediction & more – 3rd June 2025

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Greenland's need for foreign investment amid population fall, the Ukrainian war reaching the Arctic, Sweden's cleanup of its worst lake, the EU’s Arctic emissions, the world’s northernmost Michelin Star restaurant closing down, and much more.

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WMO Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029): https://wmo.int/publication-series/wmo-global-annual-decadal-climate-update-2025-2029?access-token=pNLbdBu8q2rFHbkLrdh9YE5cold58Ic7lc47kQiUg4U -

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ARCTIC: Alaska's Education Funding Bill & more – 27th May 2025

Wed, 28 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Greenland's EU mining deal, Finland's preparation for Russian military activity, a permanent power cut for a Norwegian island, seaweed growth in the Arctic Ocean, sanctions against Russia’s fishing industry, and much more!

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“Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border” - The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/russia-finland-border.html

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ARCTIC: Russia’s Growing Arctic Fleet & more – 20th May 2025

Wed, 21 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Canada’s Arctic military boost, northern mercury poisoning mystery solved, Norway’s new space agreement, the bear population in Alaska, and Iceland’s new volcanic threat. All this and much more, coming right up!

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ARCTIC: US Spies in Greenland & more – 13th May 2025

Wed, 14 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Denmark’s control of the Arctic Council, growing Russia-China cooperation, Canada’s wildfire season, plans to end homelessness in Whitehorse, and the return of football to Grindavík. All this and much more, coming right up!

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The Kingdom of Denmark's 2025-2027 Arctic Council Chairship program: https://arctic-council.org/news/the-kingdom-of-denmark-presents-its-2025-2027-arctic-council-chairship-program/

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ARCTIC: Canada’s Election Results & more – 6th May 2025

Wed, 07 May 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Trump's scrapping of climate assessment, rapid changes in Arctic plants, Norway's construction of an Arctic fibre internet network, record tourism numbers in Finland, and Ostrovnoy’s potential closure. All this and much more, coming right up!

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ARCTIC: Secret Russian Conflict in Svalbard & more – 29th April 2025

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Denmark's major spending on Greenland defense, controversy over Canadian mining, Finland investing in Arctic infrastructure, NATO's submarine warfare exercises, and bad news for whales. All this and much more, coming right up!

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ARCTIC: Denmark’s Defense Proposal & more – 22nd April 2025

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Russia’s Arctic gas industry, Finland to build icebreakers for the US, Trump cutting Indigenous funding, Norway’s historic football victory, and a hydroelectric and fiber optic project in Canada. All this and much more, coming right up!

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13th Annual Arctic Inspiration Prize: https://arcticinspirationprize.ca/

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ARCTIC: US Payment Promise & more – 15th April 2025

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Denmark's takeover of the Arctic Council, the end of whaling in Iceland, Canadian farmers' call for assistance, Sweden's battery breakthrough, and the debut of Netflix's Inuit comedy. All this and much more, coming right up!

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ARCTIC: Trump’s Trade War & more – 8th April 2025

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Sweden’s economic struggles, Finland opening up carnivore hunting, Russia’s new Arctic warship, Yukon against Elon Musk’s companies, and another eruption in Iceland. All this and much more, coming right up!

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First Human Spaceflight to Polar Regions: https://f2.com/

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ARCTIC: Lowest Global Ice Levels & more – 1st April 2025

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Greenland's government coalition and resistance to Trump, Norway's historic space launch ending in explosion, Sweden’s massive armament plan, Iceland's fully female-led society, and The Junos. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Livestream: First test flight of Isar Aerospace: https://www.youtube.com/live/IKLQxe2MvpQ?si=txyiAzIZH3WbAZsa

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ARCTIC: World Glacier Day & more – 25th Mar 2025

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Canada's snap April election, healthy Swedish foxes, Alaska's oil drilling expansion, Norway considering an Arctic oil and coal expansion, and Greenland's renewed rejection of Trump. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Arctic Refuge Leasing is Not a Reliable Revenue Offset: https://www.taxpayer.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3-20-25-ANWR-Learning-From-Past-Mistakes.pdf

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ARCTIC: Iceland's Military Reform Plans & more – 18th Mar 2025

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Trump's negative impact on Alaska, lithium mining, Russia-Norway tensions over Svalbard, Greenland’s election results, and dog sledding season in Norway and Alaska. All this and much more, coming right up!

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What Greenland's elections mean for the island — and the U.S: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325949/greenland-elections-trump-independence

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ARCTIC: Record-low Arctic Sea Ice & more – 11th Mar 2025

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Rising Chinese shipping, Greenland's election, childcare in Canada, Trump's firing of Alaskan federal workers, and Norway hosting thousands of NATO soldiers. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/greenland-election-independence/

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ARCTIC: Election Interference & more – 4th Mar 2025

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Economic struggles in Alaska and Sweden, Canada’s boost for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Nunavut., forest planting, Norway's new oil discovery, and amazing discoveries about polar bears and narwhals. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Polar Bear Cubs Emerging From Maternal Dens: https://youtu.be/Fcf0FYq_E_I?si=wiP2-CcSuV-uPHMR

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ARCTIC: Rapid Glacier Melting & more – 25th Feb 2025

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

A US-Russia Arctic agreement, South Korea's plans for northern shipping, the world’s northernmost subsea cable system, Denmark's military spending boost, and sports updates. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Space Norway launches "Arctic Way": The world's northernmost subsea cable system: https://spacenorway.com/press-release/space-norway-launches-arctic-way-the-worlds-northernmost-subsea-cable-system/

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ARCTIC: Alaska's Economic Struggles & more – 18th Feb 2025

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Alaska’s potential partnership with Japan, Russia seeking allies in India, Canada's stance against Trump, the unique genetics of Greenlandic people, and the world's hardest race. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Genetic data from Indigenous Greenlanders could help to narrow healthcare gap: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00091-6

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ARCTIC: Climate Shifts & more – 11th Feb 2025

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

A massive internet outage in Alaska, Russia's struggling navy, the upcoming elections in Greenland, investment in the Sami language, and a boost for the Arctic seafloor. All this and much more, coming right up!

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International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO): https://www.gebco.net/data_and_products/gridded_bathymetry_data/arctic_ocean/

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ARCTIC: Military Technology in the Cold & more – 4th Feb 2025

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Denmark's investment in Greenland's defense, Trump's order of a new icebreaker fleet, the collapse of Norway's government, Iceland's anticipated new eruption, and could polar bear fur save the Arctic? All this and much more, coming right up!

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ARCTIC: EU’s Efforts to Protect Greenland & more – 28th Jan 2025

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The Arctic turning into a carbon source, Trump’s expansion of Alaska mining, EU efforts to protect Greenland, emergency funding for Canadians and Icelanders, and Norway’s defense agreement with France. All this and much more, coming right up!

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/unleashing-alaskas-extraordinary-resource-potential/ - UNLEASHING ALASKA’S EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL

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ARCTIC: Biden's to Protect the Arctic & more – 21st Jan 2025

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The EU's call to reduce Russian gas use, Norway's launch of a new Arctic satellite, rising zoonotic diseases in Canada, Sweden's northern ban on Chinese clothing, nuclear energy, and much more!

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Taking the shine off SHEIN: Hazardous chemicals in SHEIN products break EU regulations: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/56979/taking-the-shine-off-shein-hazardous-chemicals-in-shein-products-break-eu-regulations-new-report-finds/

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ARCTIC: Trump's Push to Control Greenland & more – 14th Jan 2025

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Sanctions hampering Russia, mixed outcomes for Alaskan energy projects, the Finnish government's victory in a climate lawsuit, a groundbreaking Inuit TV show in Canada, Donald Trump Junior in Greenland, and much more!

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ARCTIC: New Source of Greenhouse Gases & more – 7th Jan 2025

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Canada’s Trudeau stepping down, Biden to protect Alaskan waters, Greenland looking for independence, Russia’s potential border expansion across the Arctic, the US building an icebreaker, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Christmas Day Sabotage & more – 31st Dec 2024

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000

A new icebreaker launched, Iceland's "airport in a box," orcas invading northern waters, a fox cub boom in Norway, Denmark boosting its defense spending in Greenland, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Mining Investments & more – 24th Dec 2024

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

New sanctions on Russia, Trump's renewed interest in buying Greenland, Arctic mining investments, Iceland's new all-female government, Finland’s new boosted military defense budget, and more!

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ARCTIC: The Arctic Report Card & more – 17th Dec 2024

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Record-breaking bird deaths in Alaska, Russia’s maritime activity, a new high for cargo shipping, Greenland's new passports, Norway's costly gamble to attract people to the north, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Ice-free Summer & more – 10th Dec 2024

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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ARCTIC: US Coast Guard’s Vessels & more – 3rd Dec 2024

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

UK sanctions on Russian oil, Finland selling land to Google, a snowless winter in Lapland, the suspension of deep-sea mining in Norway, Iceland's election, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Alaska’s Republican win & more – 26th Nov 2024

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Russia's Arctic expansion plans, a volcanic eruption in Iceland, Yukon's fight against the British crown, child poverty in Canada, Norway's record navy investment, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Apology to Indigenous Communities & more – 19th Nov 2024

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Norway's apology to Indigenous communities, a bird flu outbreak, Finland's environmental failings, Indigenous funding from Canada and the US, Russia's scrapping of nuclear protections, and much more!

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ARCTIC: US Elections’ Impact & more – 12th Nov 2024

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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ARCTIC: Canada’s Missile Defense Funding & more – 5th Nov 2024

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Declining European cod quotas, Norway's cuts to Arctic culture funding, a population boost for rare Finnish seals, a US Navy apology to an Alaskan tribe, pollution in the Arctic Ocean, and much more!

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ARCTIC: The AMOC to Collapse & more – 29th Oct 2024

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Climate warnings alarming Nordic governments, the stalling of Russian energy projects, continued funding for Alaska oil projects, the possibility of North Pole broadband, new threats facing polar bears, and much more!

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ARCTIC: The Arctic Circle Conference & more – 22nd Oct 2024

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The Arctic's biggest conference, NATO’s military initiatives, Russian ice-class submarines, Canada's child welfare plans, the evacuation of an Icelandic town coming to an end, and much more!

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ARCTIC: Alaska’s Fishing Industry Collapsing & more – 15th Oct 2024

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Alaska's fishing industry collapse, unexpected seabird pollution, Iceland's government disbanding, Sami language funding struggles, emergency funds for remote Canadian communities, and much more!

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ARCTIC: China Enters the Arctic & more – 8th Oct 2024

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Arctic ice hitting a new low, Russia's scheme to move a power plant, Canada's funding for Inuit families, the start of Fat Bear Week in Alaska, the Chinese Coast Guard patrolling in the Arctic, and a healthy ozone layer. All this and more, coming right up!

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